Birmingham, Alabama vs. Jersey City, New Jersey

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Health
  9.5% lower in Jersey City, New Jersey
than in Birmingham, Alabama
   Insurance cost
Birmingham, ALJersey City, NJU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium100.866.8100  33.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Birmingham, ALJersey City, NJU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack97.2105.1100  8.1%
Heart Failure101.8108.5100  6.6%
Hip Knee Replacement103.9135.1100  30.0%
Pneumonia104.7108.4100  3.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Birmingham, ALJersey City, NJU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,431$24,250$23,281  8.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,360$17,430$16,237  6.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,011$29,905$22,499  30.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,608$18,222$17,007  3.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Birmingham, ALJersey City, NJU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.1%-2.2%3.1%  171.0%
2015-201612.5%5.1%12.5%  59.2%
2016-201757.9%4.8%57.9%  91.7%
2017-201819.0%18.7%19.0%  1.6%
2018-2019-2.2%-14.8%-2.2%  572.7%
Since 2014113.3%9.0%113.3%  92.1%
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